Laura Kaiser

Washington, DC USA

26 Years Experience

Professional Experience

A former magazine editor at Time Inc. and Ziff Davis, I write frequently for This Old House, Interior Design, Preservation, and other national magazines. I also write about science, health, and medicine on my blog, Secret Science Geek, and am working on a narrative nonfiction book about an ancient disease.

Expertise

Book Author 13 YearsContent Editor (online) 3 YearsWriter 26 Years

Specialty

Lifestyle 26 YearsHome & Garden 15 YearsScience 3 Years

Industries

Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 26 YearsOnline/new media 3 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Interior Design magazine (10+)
This Old House (3-5)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

NAR HouseLogic (6-10)
AOL Rented Spaces (1-2)
Shaw Jelveh Design (1-2)

Associations

The Writer's Center,

Other Work History

Secret Science Geek (blogger) Interior Design (contributing editor) Murchschool.org (editor) Murchschool.org (online editor) Washington Post (freelance columnist) Yahoo! Internet Life (contributing editor) This Old House (deputy editor) Avenue (editor in chief)

Technical Skills

Web content editing (Joomla, Wordpress); social media (Twitter, Facebook); ecommerce (eBay); photo editing (iPhoto)

Computer Skills

Programs/Apps (Wordpress, Joomla, Basecamp, Word, Excel)

Equipment

Mac, Chromebook, PC laptop, iPhone, digital camera & video, audio recorder, pad & pen

References

Elena Kornbluth, Executive Editor, Interior Design; Deborah Snoonian, Senior Editor, This Old House; Mike Heffner, Director, 202Design.